Chapter 1371: The Tragic Elder Feng
Translator: StarveCleric Editor: StarveCleric
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Zhang Xuan was completely dumbstruck, not knowing whether he should retract his hand from the tortoiseshell or not.
Whether I am talented or not, it'd do for you to just reflect it accordingly... Why the heck did you explode on the spot for?
All I had done was to use a bit of my Heaven's Path zhenqi and the power of the Library of Heaven's Path to disguise myself... Do you really have to do this to me?
Previously, when Elder Feng took out the tortoiseshell, he had treated it extremely carefully, as if it was his child. For it to explode just like that... wouldn't the other party pit his life against him?
Just as Zhang Xuan was at a complete loss as to what to do, he saw the old man who was still smiling a second ago suddenly standing before him, staring at the remains of the tortoise shell on the ground with a twitching face, seemingly on the verge of going berserk.
"Teacher..." Not expecting such a situation to occur either, Yu Chen was shocked beyond words too.
While others might not understand the significance of the tortoiseshell, he knew how important it was to his teacher. Having it reduced to dust like that was no different from claiming his teacher's life.
"My tortoiseshell..."
The trembling Elder Feng reached out to stroke the remains on the ground, and in just an instant, he looked as if he had withered many years.
"Elder Feng, he didn't do it on purpose. Why don't I have a new one forged out for you? Your tortoiseshell was already old and decrepit prior to this, filled with many cracks. It was only a matter of time before it broke. Just last year, I came to know an extremely skilled craftsman at the Chen Village; his handicraft is truly exquisite, and the price he charged is fair as well. Shall I introduce him to you?" Luo Xuanqing consoled.
"Pu!" Unable to take it anymore, Elder Feng spurted a mouthful of blood.
"Cough cough..." Zhang Xuan rolled his eyes at his future brother-in-law before shaking his head speechlessly.
You shouldn't try to console others if you don't know how to go around doing it. You are only making things worse!
A tortoiseshell of this tier was incredibly valuable... Do you think that you would be able to replace it just by forging a close replica?
Seeing that Luo Xuanqing couldn't be relied on, Zhang Xuan could only make a move himself. He pondered for a moment before speaking up earnestly, "Elder Feng, what is done cannot be undone, so there's no use remaining upset about the matter. It's just a tortoiseshell anyway. Why don't I capture a few over tomorrow so that you can make as many of it as you want? If you like, you could even boil a pot of fine soup with their flesh too..."
"Pu! Pu!" Elder Feng spurted even more blood.
"Or else, why don't I make a new one for you then?" Seeing that the situation seemed to only be getting worse with his consolation, Zhang Xuan was really at a loss as to what to do.
While he was touching the tortoiseshell previously, he managed to compile a book on it in the Library of Heaven's Path. Despite the long heritage behind it and its high tier, it was plagued with many flaws too. As long as Zhang Xuan was willing to set his mind to it and managed to gather sufficient books on it, he should be able to forge another tortoiseshell that was of the same tier or even higher!
